Harrymys taussigi Korth and Kron 2020 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Intermediate in size, larger than H. woodi and H. canadensis, smaller than H. irvini; ratio of length of incisive foramen to diastemal length 0.36, less than in H. irvini (0.450.46) but greater than in other geomyoids except heliscomyids and dipodomyine heteromyids; no distinct protostyle on P4, but protoloph and metaloph unite lingually to form U-shape; p4 approximately equal in width and length (wider than long in H. irvini; longer than wide in H. woodi).

Full reference: W. W. Korth and D. G. Kron. 2020. Rodents (Mammalia) from the Troublesome Formation, Late Oligocene to Miocene (Middle Arikareean-Early Clarendonian) of Colorado. Annals of Carnegie Museum 86(4):295-360

Belongs to Harrymys according to W. W. Korth and D. G. Kron 2020

Sister taxa: Harrymys canadensis, Harrymys cyanothos, Harrymys irvini, Harrymys magnus, Harrymys woodi

Type specimen: UCM 52101, a mandible

Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Harrymys taussigi in the database

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